Prevalence of moderate-severe pain in hospitalized children

Summary Background:  Acute pain management in children is often inadequate. The prevalence of pain in hospitalized children in the US is unknown. Methods:  We reviewed clinical characteristics of all pediatric patients admitted to Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s hospital during July 2009. Patients wit...

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Published in:Pediatric anesthesia 2012-07, Vol.22 (7), p.661-668
Main Authors: Groenewald, Cornelius B., Rabbitts, Jennifer A., Schroeder, Darrell R., Harrison, Tracy E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute pain
Acute Pain - drug therapy
Acute Pain - epidemiology
Adolescent
adolescents
Age Factors
Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Anesthesia, Conduction
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Hospitalized - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
children
Children & youth
Critical Care
Drug therapy
Drug Utilization
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
infants
Male
Pain Management
prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Summary:Summary Background:  Acute pain management in children is often inadequate. The prevalence of pain in hospitalized children in the US is unknown. Methods:  We reviewed clinical characteristics of all pediatric patients admitted to Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s hospital during July 2009. Patients with moderate–severe pain were identified. For patients identified as having moderate–severe pain risk factors, analgesia regimens, and pain outcomes were reviewed. Results:  The prevalence of moderate–severe in‐hospital pain was 27% (95% C.I. 23% to 32%). Teenagers and infants experienced higher prevalence rates of moderate–severe pain (38% and 32% respectively) than children (17%, P 
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2012.03807.x